MILES DAVIS KIND OF BLUE on COLUMBIA 6-EYE ORIG HARD BOP MONO NICE 1959

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Here is an EXCELLENT MINUS! copy of the LP from MILES DAVIS titled KIND OF BLUE. It is an original US pressing on the 6-EYE COLUMBIA label, catalog #CL 1355 in MONO sound. This ORIGINAL LP was released in 1959. The vinyl is in EXCELLENT MINUS! condition, shiny, black with just a few wispy and non-sounding light marks and should have great  playback. The original cardboard cover is in EXCELLENT / EXCELLENT MINUS! condition with a small paper loss rear cover top left, corner and edge wear. It is an EXCELLENT MINUS! copy of this LP for you to own. It is an opportunity to purchase this LP in this condition. It’s a true gem for the HARD BOP JAZZ collector! Email me with any questions and be sure to look at the pic’s. I DO NOT ACCEPT BIDS FROM OR MAIL TO SOUTH AMERICA, SOUTH AFRICA, ITALY & OTHER COUNTRIES. IF YOU ARE NOT FROM THE USA CONTACT ME BEFORE BIDDING! International bidders can email me for shipping rates. Thanks for Looking & Good Luck!

Music Review from AllMusic.com by Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Kind of Blue isn't merely an artistic highlight for Miles Davis, it's an album that towers above its peers, a record generally considered as the definitive jazz album, a universally acknowledged standard of excellence. Why does Kind of Blue possess such a mystique? Perhaps because this music never flaunts its genius. It lures listeners in with the slow, luxurious bassline and gentle piano chords of "So What." From that moment on, the record never really changes pace -- each tune has a similar relaxed feel, as the music flows easily. Yet Kind of Blue is more than easy listening. It's the pinnacle of modal jazz -- tonality and solos build from the overall key, not chord changes, giving the music a subtly shifting quality. All of this doesn't quite explain why seasoned jazz fans return to this record even after they've memorized every nuance. They return because this is an exceptional band -- Miles, Coltrane, Bill Evans, Cannonball Adderley, Paul Chambers, Jimmy Cobb -- one of the greatest in history, playing at the peak of its power. As Evans said in the original liner notes for the record, the band did not play through any of these pieces prior to recording. Davis laid out the themes before the tape rolled, and then the band improvised. The end results were wondrous and still crackle with vitality. Kind of Blue works on many different levels. It can be played as background music, yet it amply rewards close listening. It is advanced music that is extraordinarily enjoyable. It may be a stretch to say that if you don't like Kind of Blue, you don't like jazz -- but it's hard to imagine it as anything other than a cornerstone of any jazz collection.